NASA reinstated the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission, awarding Blue Origin a contract to deliver the rover to the Moon's South Pole in late 2027. The $190 million ...
Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander will deliver NASA’s VIPER lunar rover to the moon under a CLPS task order awarded Sept. 19. Credit: Blue Origin PARIS — NASA has revived a robotic lunar rover ...
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s VIPER rover and Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK1 lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration) NASA has selected Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to help ...
VIPER has officially come back from the dead. The NASA moon robot, whose name is short for "Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover," will hitch a ride to the lunar surface with Jeff Bezos' Blue ...
NASA’s Lunar Electric Rover (LER) has begun rigorous testing in the rugged terrain of Arizona, mirroring the harsh conditions astronauts will face on the moon. According to Space.com, with a ...
NASA has tapped Blue Origin for a potential $190 million Commercial Lunar Payload Service task order to deliver the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the Moon’s south pole in late ...
An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon ...